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Body Image: Mindy Kaling on Being a Very Happy Size 8

Mindy Kaling, the comic actress who you might recognize from "The Office" is having a moment lately. Her new book book of essays was recently published and she's receiving praise for being a real voice on body positivity in Hollywood. Here's what she said recently about her size that stuck with me...

Mindy Kaling was on NPR's Morning Edition yesterday chatting about her book and also about being a size 8 in Hollywood. And, this passage from her book was so interesting to me, I wanted to share:

“Since I am not model-skinny, but also not super-fat and fabulously owning my hugeness, I fall into that nebulous, “Normal American Woman Size” that legions of fashion stylists detest. For the record, I’m a size 8 (this week, anyway). Many stylists hate that size because, I think, to them, I lack the self-discipline to be an aesthetic, or the sassy, confidence to be a total fatty hedonist. They’re like ‘Pick a lane.’”

While the use of "fatty" might offend some, I think her message here is pretty refreshing, and other health writers are in agreement. And, I love seeing a woman in Hollywood embracing happy body image.

What do you think of Mindy Kaling's statement about her size? Do her words resonate with you?